Death Penalty Search Topics, Policy, Events, Resources Year Filter By Year 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 Section Filter By Section Business Law Section International Law Section Family Law Section Legal Practice Section Federal Dispute Resolution Section Law Council Filter 10 October 2024—Law Council Joint Statement calling for the universal abolition of the death penalty 06 February 2024—Law Council Suspended death sentence of Dr Yang Hengjun 09 October 2021—Law Council Law Council reaffirms its opposition to the death penalty 07 October 2021—Law Council Policy Statement - The Death Penalty 24 September 2019—Law Council The death penalty and criminal justice in Asia 07 May 2019—Law Council LCA Endorses Resolution in Support of Death Row Inmates 16 October 2018—Law Council Law Council endorses Australian Government's Strategy for Abolition of the Death Penalty 30 November 2017—Law Council Treaties on Extradition and Mutual Assistance between Australia and Jordan 20 October 2017—Law Council Poverty and the Death Penalty – reflections on 50 years of abolition in Australia 08 February 2017—Law Council Australia’s contribution to the Abolition of the Death Penalty Symposium: Communique 03 February 2017—Law Council 50 years since last execution in Australia: Call for Government to respond to key Parliamentary report 03 February 2017—Law Council The legal profession’s views on abolition of the death penalty advocacy 20 January 2017—Law Council Law Council backs amendments to help bring slavery out of the shadows 28 November 2016—Law Council Anti-death penalty and human rights advocate Julian McMahon wins President’s Medal 23 November 2016—Law Council Death Penalty 18 November 2016—Law Council Human Rights 22 July 2016—Law Council Grave concerns for Turkey following mass removal of judges and calls for retrospective death penalty 01 July 2016—Law Council Law Council gravely concerned by sentencing of Australian woman to death in Vietnam 06 May 2016—Law Council Supplementary submission: Australia – China Extradition Treaty 03 May 2016—Law Council Recommendation of strategy for the abolition of the death penalty applauded 24 March 2016—Law Council Treaty on Extradition Between Australia and the People’s Republic of China 29 January 2016—Law Council Submission on the proposed Joint General Comment on the human rights of children in the context of international migration 09 October 2015—Law Council Australia’s Advocacy for Abolition of the Death Penalty Share Share this on Twitter Share this on LinkedIn Share this on Facebook
16 October 2018—Law Council Law Council endorses Australian Government's Strategy for Abolition of the Death Penalty
30 November 2017—Law Council Treaties on Extradition and Mutual Assistance between Australia and Jordan
20 October 2017—Law Council Poverty and the Death Penalty – reflections on 50 years of abolition in Australia
08 February 2017—Law Council Australia’s contribution to the Abolition of the Death Penalty Symposium: Communique
03 February 2017—Law Council 50 years since last execution in Australia: Call for Government to respond to key Parliamentary report
28 November 2016—Law Council Anti-death penalty and human rights advocate Julian McMahon wins President’s Medal
22 July 2016—Law Council Grave concerns for Turkey following mass removal of judges and calls for retrospective death penalty
01 July 2016—Law Council Law Council gravely concerned by sentencing of Australian woman to death in Vietnam
29 January 2016—Law Council Submission on the proposed Joint General Comment on the human rights of children in the context of international migration